Chapter 1: What is Home Science Textbook Solutions

NIOS Home Science Class 10 Chapter 1

INTEXT QUESTIONS 1.1

1. Select the correct alternative from those given below.

(i) Home Science means _________________.

a) learning to build interpersonal communication

b) the art of managing your resources

c) developing a skill to start an enterprise

d) all the above

Ans: d) all the above

(ii) Which of the following is not a specialization area in Home Science?

a) Food Science

b) Garment Designing

c) Nursing

d) Interior Decoration

Ans: c) Nursing

2. Read Section 1.1 and list any four ways by which Home Science can help you.

Ans: (i) resources efficiently, (ii) beautiful, well-managed, (iii) successful career

INTEXT QUESTIONS 1.2

1. Give any four examples of home-based self-employment opportunities in the area of Home Science.

Ans:

2. List any one wage-employment opportunity in the five specialisation areas of Home Science

Specialisation	Employment Opportunity
(i) Food and Nutrition
(ii) Resource management and Designing
(iii) Clothing and Textiles
(iv) Human Development
(v) Communication and Extension

Ans:

Specialisation	Employment Opportunity
(i) Food and Nutrition	(i) Catering, Home-based production services
(ii) Resource management and Designing	(ii) Interior decoration and Furniture Designer
(iii) Clothing and Textiles	(iii) Dress/Textile designing, Owner of a shop or boutique
(iv) Human Development	(iv) Social welfare, Day-care or school after care for young children
(v) Communication and Extension	(v) Researcher, Organisation communication consultant

3. Classify the following either as wage-employment (WE) or as self-employment (SE). Tick mark the option you choose.

	WE	SE
i. Pre-school teacher
ii. Owner of a home accessories showroom
iii. Production unit staff
iv. Consultancy service provider
v. Research Assistants
vi. Conducting hobby classes
vii. Owner of a boutique
viii. Guest House manager
ix. School teacher
x. Development Consultant

Ans:

	WE	SE
i. Pre-school teacher	WE
ii. Owner of a home accessories showroom		SE
iii. Production unit staff	WE
iv. Consultancy service provider		SE
v. Research Assistants	WE
vi. Conducting hobby classes		SE
vii. Owner of a boutique		SE
viii. Guest House manager	WE
ix. School teacher	WE
x. Development Consultant		SE

TERMINAL EXERCISES

1. Discuss in 10 lines the relevance of Home Science in your day-to-day life.

Ans: Traditionally, Indian society had clearly demarcated areas of work for both men and women. However, with the changing social and economic environment, managing a home requires the efforts of all the family members. Today, more and more women are working- whether they go to an office or work from home. Therefore, gender based stereotype roles do not hold relevance any longer.

Today, you can learn to manage your own resources better by studying various areas of Home Science. If you face any problem, Home Science gives you the right tools to solve it. In doing so, you become more organized and efficient. Home science opens up a large arena of possible job opportunities for both men and women. This knowledge helps in the improvement of not only your home and personal life but also your professional life.

2. What are the various components or areas of Home Science? List areas of further specialisation in any one of these areas?

Ans: The various components of home science are,

Food and Nutrition, Resource Management, Fabric and Apparel Science, Human Development, Communication and Extension.

Fabric and Apparel Science

Clothing Construction
Textile Science
Textile Designing
Garment Designing
Care and Maintenance of Clothes

3. List the various opportunities for people in wage-employment and self-employment capacity in any one area of Home Science.

Ans: Dress Designing, Garment Construction, Textile Designing

Wage Employment	Self-employment
Staff in a Production unit/export houseStaff at the textile designing unit Staff at the boutique	Owner of a shop or boutiqueHome-based servicesConducting hobby classes

4. State whether the following statements regarding Home Science are correct or incorrect. Give reasons for your answer if marked as incorrect. Write T for true and F for false.

(i) Study of Home Science does not lead to a career.

Ans: False. A study of Home Science does lead to a career.

(ii) Home Science equips both girls and boys to perform their dual role as homemakers and as professionals.

Ans: True